HMS Boxer (1812)

Enterprise and Boxer
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Boxer
Ordered16 November 1811
BuilderHobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge, Hampshire
Launched25 July 1812
CommissionedAugust 1812
Captured5 September 1813 by USS Enterprise near Portland, Maine
United States Flag (1 May 1795 to 3 July 1818)United States
NameBoxer
RouteNorth Atlantic, West Indies
FateSold as a Portuguese mail packet in 1818
Portuguese Flag (1816-1830)Portugal
FatePossibly lost on the coast of Brazil
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBold-class gun-brig
Tons burthen181 6794 (bm)
Length
  • 84 ft 3 in (25.7 m) (overall)
  • 70 ft 0+58 in (21.4 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Depth of hold11 ft (3.35 m)
Sail planBrig
Crew60
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

HMS Boxer was a 12-gun Bold-class gun-brig built and launched in July 1812. The ship had a short service history with the British Royal Navy before the 16-gun USS Enterprise captured her near Portland, Maine, in September 1813. She then went on to have at least a decade-long commercial career.

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